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Jane Byrne

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The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals.


— Jane Byrne


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The credit for much of this rightly belongs to the late Mayor Daley who forged a coalition of business and labor that kept Chicago always moving ahead.


— Jane Byrne


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The nation can no longer afford to continue policies that hasten the flight of persons to the distant suburbs.


— Jane Byrne


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The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems.


— Jane Byrne


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The people must know that from this day on, we want their opinions.


— Jane Byrne


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The people of Chicago are a proud people - and for good reason.


— Jane Byrne


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Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago.


— Jane Byrne


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We must care. We must all care. And while I am working, while the governments is working, so must the people also work.


— Jane Byrne


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We saw hundreds of programs to redevelop the central city, the neighborhoods, in the past.


— Jane Byrne


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When there were fears about the future of this nation's older cities... when a few of the cities teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, all eyes were focused on Chicago for contrast.


— Jane Byrne


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Byrne sought Washington's support yet shortly before his sudden death in late 1987 the Mayor endorsed Aurelia Pucinski daughter of longtime Alderman Roman Pucinski as part of a bid to reconcile with white machine politicians. Daley's chief rival in that race was Alderman Danny K. Byrne a Marine.

Chicago is the largest city in the United States to have had a female mayor as of 2012. Jane Margaret Byrne (born May 24 1934) was the first and to-date only female Mayor of Chicago.

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